Tractor



W. G. GOMEZ.

TRACTOR.

man FEB. 3. 1922..

Mar. 27, 1923.-

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1,449,597. w. G. GOMEZ.

TRACTOR.

FILED FEB. 3-1922. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- Mar. 27,1923.

- TRACTOR. FILED FEB. 3. 1922.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

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WILLIAMG. GOMEZ, or scenario, nnw- YORK.

TRACTOR;

Application filed February a, 1922. Serial No. 533,951.

1 '0 all whom it may concern. 4

Be it known that I, VILLIAM' G. GOMEZ,

of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Tractors; and I do hereby declare the following to. be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

My invention relates to tractors, and par ticularly to that type of small two-wheeled machines used for gardening and commonly referred to as garden tractors. In machines of this class it is essential that the parts be constructed and arranged as compactly as possible and with the weight so distributed as to insure easy steering and without liability of overturning in the tilting movements as it passes over uneven ground and this has necessitated low hanging of the driving mechanism relative to the carrying wheels. This is not objection able in the use of the machine for plowing and some other ground working operations,

but in using a tractor with cultivating de-- vices, it is desirable to have a fair clearance between the driving mechanism and thetops:

crops to avoid damage toof the growing the latter.

It is the object of my invention to pro-- vide an improved tractor wherein adjustment may be made to provide greater clearance beneath the motor when the machine is used in drawing cultivatingimplements, and I accomplish this end bymeans of a frame which supports the motor and on which the carrying wheels are mounted,

simple and efficient means being employed for locking the motor in one of a plurality of positions on the frame, the .lcarrying wheels being supported on trunnions which are adapted for turning movement so as' to compensate for relative displacement of the crank shaft of themoto-r and the driving connection with the carrying wheels In the drawings, Figure-1 is a horizontal transverse section through the center of my improved tractor on theline of the crank shaft. Figure 2 is a side elevation with one of the carrying wheels removed to disclose the construction of theframe member and the wheel journal. Figures 3 and 4 are diagrammatic views, the former showing the position of the motor (in'dotted lines) The crank-shaft ,4 ofvthe engine is, carried in horizontal bearings 5 securedto the sides 7 of the crank case 2. This crank shaftqis provided with'a pinion 6w'hich meshes with; a gear 7 on' a counter-shaft 8, journalled in bearings 9 arranged at one side of the crank shaft and extending in parallelism therewith; ;The gear .7 is loosely mounted on the countershaft 8 and forms one part of. a clutch device. 1 This countershaft is made in two, parts,- ea'ch of which has a complementary clutch member fastened thereto,

one clutclr member, 1O ,being preferably formed integralwith one part of the coun-.-=

tershaft and the otherclutch-"member 11 keyed: for sliding'movement on the complementary part of the j'countersha-ft. clutch member 11 has a; grooved hub12 in The which rollers I3 carried by a yoke; 14. are adapted to ride. The f yoke 14: is pivoted at 15 to the crank case and has a crank arm 16 to .whichis attache Cl a clutcht rod 1 7 whereby theyoke may be rocked on its pivots so-as to movethe clutch member 11 longitudinally onthe countershaft against.

the tension ofva heavy'spri'ng 18 encircling the countershaft between the hub 12- and a collar -19 fastened thereon. That-portion of the crank shaft. inside the'bearings 5,-the:v

countershaft, clutch, and clutch operating 7 mechanism described are all contained withv in thecrank vcase of the engine and are,

accordingly, protected from dust. These parts may operate in a bath of oil for complete lubrication.

The engine, including its crank case, is carried ma frame which consists of two parrear-ends by aj transverse member '21. The side membersQO are secured to the crank case of. the engine by bolts22 and'to" facilitate proper aligning and fastenin g of the frame. members-tattle englne crankcase, bothmay w allel longitudinally extending side members. '20, these members being connected at their I llO" be provided with pads where the fastening bolts 22 are located and which pads can be machined to insure proper fitting; The transverse member 21 is secured to the extremities of side members 20 by bolts 23, as shown in Figures 1 and 2 Eachof the side frame members is provided with elongated upwardly extending openings 24 and 25. The crank shaft bearings 5* and countershaft bearings 9 pass through these openings which are of such form andsize as'to permit the position'of the bearings 5 and 9 being altered in 'a'vertical planer Secured to each of the side frame members 20 is a detachable trunnion or journal"26,'these trunnions having elongated"'o'penings 27 which are in alignment with the openings 24 in 'the frame to permit passage'o'fthebeariiigs 5 for the crank shaft; The tljunnions are bolted to thefrarn'e'; as indicated a't'28, and support carryinghvhe'els 29 which are held in place by a retaining plate 30" removably secured at the outers'ideof the trunnion. The'slots of the trunnions are offset relative tdthe'verti'cal'center of said trunnions, that is; the longitudinal axis of the slots is eccentric to the vertical center line of the trunnions. This will be clearly understood from the dia'grammatic'showing of Figures 3 and4. It'will be noted that the axial center A of each journal 26 is'eccent io" with respect to the axial center B of the countersha'ft e, the eccentricity'being in'a vertical plane for convenience of'illust'ration. 'It is quite feasibletoeffect an" eccentric centering of these parts in'botha vertical and horizontal'pl'a'ne." To accomplish this eccentriop'osition'ing of the slotsof the frame and thetrunn'ions, the 'bo'lt" holes in the trunnions by which the latter are secured to the frame by the bolts 28 are atequi-dis tance from the sidewalls of the slots 27; and the bolt holes in the frame complementary to the bolt holes of 'the'trunnions are similarly placed at an'equal distance from the side walls of the elongatedopen'ings 246, this arrangement allowing the trunnions to be fastened in two positions, differing from each other by 180. each have an internal gear 31 which may be formed'integral therewith, or made separate and appropriately"fastened thereto. This internal gear is arranged for operative engagement with driving pinions' 32' keyed to the extremities of'the counters'haft28. Each end of the crank shaft l exten'dsbeyond its bearing 5 sufliciently'to take afly wheel 33, the entire constructionbeingsuch that the fly wheel is located inside the edge of the carrying wheel? One of these fly wheels is provided witha pulley 3icproj ectingba yondthe edge of the carrying Wheel; and from "hich 'pulleyfpower may be taken thrdughj a "belt;

' The tractor is steered by means ofca pair The carrying wheels 29- connected respectively to the engine throttle (not shown) and the clutch operating crank 16 by means of a throttle rod 42 and clutch rod 17. Steering and controlling mechanism of the type shown is not new. but difl ers from similar mechanism of known tractors in that it is attached to the frame of the tractor and not directly to the engine or'i'ts crank case.

The transverse member 21 has rearwardly extending lugs 48 forming bearings for a draw bar 49. This draw bar is preferably made square or of other angular cross section, to provide for the easy attachment of the agricultural implements and has journals 50 machined thereon adapted for seating in the hearings in the lugs to permit rotation of the draw bar on a longitudinal axis. The bearings 48 arepreferablysplit so as to provide for the easy assemblingof the "draw bartherein, the upper half consisting of caps fastened in place in the usual manner. This transverse member 21 also has laterally extending lugs 51 whichform bearings for shanks 52 upon whichcaster.

wheels-53 are carried. The shanks 52 have a swivel motion inside the lugs 51, being, adjustably held against displacement by 001- lars 54 encircling the shanks and seated in pockets out out in the lugs 51. I

In the raising of the engine in the frame. it is necessary that the internal gear 31 on the carrying wheel will properly mesh with the driving pinion 32 on the countcrshaft,

and this requires that the axis of the 'counten a,

shaft, and the axis of the trunnion be the same distance apart as in the previous position. I accomplish this end by reversing the posi tion of the trunnion. Again referring to the diagrammatic showing inFigures 3and 4, it:

is' to be noted that. the bolt holes of the trunnions. heretofore described arranged equi-distant from the walls of the slot are four in number., and are so located that the intersection of the diagonals passing, through 3 these bolt holes is eccentric with respect of the axis of the trunnion bearing surface. Accordingly. when the trunnion is rotated from the position shown in Figure 3 through 180 to the positionshown in Figure 4 and the fastening bolts are replaced, the axis of the trunnion-bearingsurface is moved to the opposite, side of the vertical plane passing through the, axis of, the crank shaft. In otherwnrds, in hearrsngement show i Figures 2 and3'the axis of the trunnion' 'is same bolts are used in fastening-the enginel of Figure 3) the axis of'the trunnion is b'etween the axis of the crank shaft-4: and the countershaft 8'. The side frame'members20- through which the fastening bolts' 22fpassi are provided with holes so spaced jthattheto the frame in-both positiona The construction described is such that a.

' ready change. ofpositio'nof the engine irelative to the frame may be made without in-" various parts and thatin so altering-the'positical position between'the frame andathes carrying wheels, the parts being so arranged";

that variation in location of the engine withconsequent raising or lowering of the crank: shaft and the countershaft merely necessi-i tates the partial turning of the trunnions for the carrying wheels so as to accommo-i, date the changed position of the crank shaft.

I claim as my invention:

1. A tractor including a frame having side members provided with openings, carrying wheels, an engine having a casing secured to said frame and a crank shaft extending through alined openings of said frame, a driving connection between said crank shaft and said carrying wheels, and means for mounting said wheels on said frame whereby the relative positions of said engine and frame may be varied in respect of said wheels.

2. A tractor including a frame having side members provided with openings, carrying wheels, an engine having a casing secured to said frame and a crank shaft extending through alined openings of said frame, a driving connection between said crank shaft and said carrying wheels, and means for mounting said wheels on said frame whereby the position of said crank shaft and driving connection may be varied relative to said frame.

3. A tractor including a frame having side members provided with openings, carrying wheels, an engine having a casing secured to said frame and a crank shaft extending through alined openings of said frame and through said carrying wheels, a driving connection between said crank shaft and said carrying wheels, and means for mounting said wheels on said frame whereby the position of said crank-shaft and driving connection may be varied relative to said frame and wheels.

4. A tractor including a frame having side members each provided with elongated openings, carrying wheels, an engine having a casing secured to said frame and a crank shaft extending through alined openings of as frame and through said carrying-wheels,

'a dr ivin' --connection between said crank shaft-an 'Jsaid carrying wheels; sa1d-connec tion'extendin-g throughiotherfaopenings of said: frame,-=and means adapted to e assume a plurality of positions Efor; amounting said wheels :onrsaidwframe, said means-permitting change'tof position efsaidprank; shaft i and: driving a Attractor-includ'inga frame havingside connection 1 "relative to: said members provided with openings, carrying wheels, an' engine having a casing-secured to said frame-wand :a 1v crank s'haft extending i terfering with the interdependence of the I throughzsaid'zcarrying wheels, a driving-,con- 1 tion of the engine there is no change of vernection between.saidt-crankfishaftand said carrying wheels; said connection. extending through otheropenings of said :frame, and

means adaptedto assume a-rplurality of'positions for mounting saidzwheels on said frame,

said crank shaft and driving the: openings oft-said .frain'e.

6. A tractor including a frame having side members provided with openings, carrying said means permitting yertical variation" of connection in means, to permit vertical variation of said 1 crank shaft relative to said wheels.

7. A tractor including a frame having side members provided with openings, carry ing wheels, an engine having a casing secured to said frame and a crank shaft extending through alinedopenings of said frame and through said carrying wheels, the axes of said shaft and wheels being eccentric, a driving connection between said crank shaft and said carrying wheels, and means adapted to assume a plurality of positions for mounting said wheels on said frame, whereby the eccentric position of said crank shaft relative to said wheels maybe varied.

8. A tractor including a frame havingside members each provided with elongated openings, carrying wheels, an engine having a casing adjustably secured to" said frame, a crank shaft extending through alined openings of said frame and through said carrying wheels, a driving connection between said crank shaft and said carrylng wheels, trunnions variably positioned on said frame and on which said carrying wheels are mounted, each of said trunnions having a slot the longitudinal axis of which is offset to the axis of said trunnion to permit the position of said crank shaft and driving connection to be varied relative to said Wheels in adjusting said moth; on said fmm e,

9. A tx'actopir clildm ga frame-having id members eaeh pro-videil with ielmlgahgd "9,1524%! es, rey w eels en a in a ing a easing ad-jlistahly secu med t9 said; iilame, a crank i sh aft extending aliped iQpQnings ofsaid frame andthzieilgh .saidseai*iy-' ingv wheels, a drivin aioianeptienigetaieeg said.

crank shaft and saif .eazryingwheeis, means permitting the raisin and ldwerin ulufi'saidi engine with: its shait) inzsa d. f-narne while maintainin idrivingfeomgeetien withv said wheels, said means. TiIQBIRdilgNtFHHRiODS bolted on said frame on" which saidcarnying. Wheels are inql nted; each ,Qfqsaid trunnions havii g a axis of whiehvisrefisetto the til-#9811111, and through whiehsaiduclqank. sha-fitex -tends',

the vertical 'eenter fi said erank sh being to p le side oi the] vegt ieal eetit eiipii dtmnnions in one pqsltlonlof opposite side. ivher 10. A. tracto l ineh ding; a, image hfwing side members each provided with upwardlyv ei ee is v n a al robat ee the itudinal axis of said s ot an th ver i center of: said trunnien will be in neve 'se p0- s1t1nn,in, cembmatlpn Wlth; an engine hav ng a caslng adapted to be secured to said frame, innne f a plurality of positigns, a

etank: shaft extending throug al ned Qp ingseof said frame and thro gh said Wheels, and a driving cennection between; said shaft agld said wheels extending threugh the ether alined gpeningseoi said flame.

In'testimpny whereof I have signed this specification.

WILLIAM G. GOMEZ. 

